Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is unnumbered but is part of the series Descriptive Views of the American Continent
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09880500
Other Title:
Descriptive Views of the American Continent
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Front section of headdress carved of wood with abalone shell inlay. Topknot may be of feather quills with feathers stripped off, or of sea lion whiskers with feathers tied on. Pendants of ermine skins with heads and tails suspended from top of headdress. Tsimshian-like rattle.
Biographical / Historical:
"He was the chief of Teqwedi's Shark House on Khataak Island - the most important man at Yakutat." Died ca. 1890. -Information from Frederica de Laguna.
Photographer: Professor William Libbey of Princeton.
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Alaska -- New Kasaan
Date:
1890-1896
Scope and Contents:
Center front--Walter Frank,; left front--Pat Skulka; directly behind Walter Frank in large hat--Julia Johns Davis. 3rd row, 3rd and 4th [from] left--Mr and Mrs John Baronovich. 2nd left--Mason Frank. To the right of Walter Frank--Lydia Isaacs and daughter, Bessie. Supplied by Mrs Sanderson (see letter of 7/24/71 on file).
Biographical / Historical:
'Christian Endeavor' group at New Kasaan. The group was affiliated with the Presbyterian church and 'took the gospel' to different villages in the area. Howkan and Klinkwan had the same organization.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.72488
Local Note:
"H. B. Herrick, Kasaan---Alaska, No. 155" stamped on reverse of mount. "1890-1896" inked on left edge of reverse of mount.
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Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The item is almost identical to number 507 of Photo Lot 90-1. The item is identical to number 1156 of Photo Lot 90-1. A man and woman are in a canoe. Behind them are other canoes, homes, and totems.
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Field notes
Manuscripts
Vocabulary
Place:
Oregon -- Languages
Washington (State) -- Languages
Date:
1939-circa 1942
Scope and Contents:
This subseries of the Alaska/Northwest Coast series consists of field notes labeled "Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai" by Harrington, but they do not represent reliable original data for these related neighboring languages. They are, rather, attempts by speakers of other Washington and Oregon languages to recall or suggest the appropriate Athapascan forms. Materials include notes from rehearings of Boas and Goddard's "Vocabulary of an Athapascan Dialect of the State of Washington"; L.J. Frachtenberg's "Willapa" vocabulary; J. Wickersham's "Qwal-ow-its" or "Kwil-low-its" vocabulary; E.S. Curtis' article "The Willapa"; Curtis' Willapa vocabulary; and A.C. Anderson's "Klatskanai" vocabulary. There are also a few miscellaneous notes on the names, ancestry, and location of Washington and Oregon residents capable of commenting on Kwalhioqua and Tlatskanai. In addition, these files contain Harrington's rought outlines for articles and an abstract of a story regarding the origin of the Kwalhioqua and their relationship with other tribes.
Biographical / Historical:
John P. Harrington first became interested in Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai in the fall of 1939 when he used a photostat of Boas and Goddard's (1924) "Vocabulary of an Athapascan Dialect of the State of Washington" and a hand-copy of Alexander Caulfield Anderson's (1857) "Klatskanai" vocabulary as parts of a "questionnaire" for obtaining the northern Athapascan languages of British Columbia and Alberta. He soon realized that the study of these isolated languages of the Willapa and Chehalis Rivers region would be significant in his continuing survey of Athapascan along the Pacific coast. As he expressed it later in a letter to B.A.E. chief Matthew W. Stirling: "This Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanay language is vital to connecting the Chilcos [Chilcotins] with the Hupas, is the only half-way link.."
Therefore, after his return to the United States he began a serious investigation of the extinct languages and even attempted to locate individuals who might have heard the languages spoken as children. He used a variety of Kwalhioqua and Tlatskanai vocabularies in manuscript and published form as a basis for elicitation. In January 1940 while staying in Seattle with Melville and Elizabeth Langdon Jacobs, he questioned Tlingit speaker Thomas Skeek, a native of Kake, Alaska, regarding Tlatskanai. A month later he asked Upper Umpqua (UU) speaker John Warren (J.W.) of Grand Ronde for his impressions of the two more northerly situated languages.
This aspect of Harrington's work on the Northwest Coast was continued upon his return to the area in 1942. Those from whom he hoped for the greatest results were Lizzie Johnson and Minnie Case, two Upper Chehalis speakers he worked with at Oakville, Washington. Lizzie Johnson (Liz.) was the daughter of Mary Judson who had been an informant for James Wickersham and Leo J. Frachtenberg around 1900 and June 1910 respectively. Minnie Case (Min.) was a niece of Mrs. Judson and had been married to Willie Andrew of Tahola whose father was reportedly "pure Tlatskanai." She also claimed to have spoken Kwalhioqua as a very young child, although Harrington felt the language must have been Tlatskanai due to the location of her home in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Another Washington state resident interviewed in the matter was Emma Luscier (Em.).
He also interviewed a number of speakers of Oregon languages, including Clara Pearson, Wolverton Orton (Wolv.), Lucy Smith, and Coquille Thompson (Thomp.).
John Peabody Harrington papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The preferred citation for the Harrington Papers will reference the actual location within the collection, i.e. Box 172, Alaska/Northwest Coast, Papers of John Peabody Harrington, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
However, as the NAA understands the need to cite phrases or vocabulary on specific pages, a citation referencing the microfilmed papers is acceptable. Please note that the page numbering of the PDF version of the Harrington microfilm does not directly correlate to the analog microfilm frame numbers. If it is necessary to cite the microfilmed papers, please refer to the specific page number of the PDF version, as in: Papers of John Peabody Harrington, Microfilm: MF 7, R34 page 42.
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1868 ?
Scope and Contents:
Indians seated and standing outside large log building. Original No. 469. Series entitled "Photographic Illustrations of the Pacific Coast, Helios Flying Studio."
Biographical / Historical:
Photographer: Ewd. J. Muybridge, 111 & 121 Montgomery St., San Francisco.
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
The item is number 524 in an unidentified series.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09833800
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution